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House Calendar No. 124 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 677 

[Report No. 113–546] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3136) to establish a demonstration program for competency-based education, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4984) to amend the loan counseling requirements 

under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 22, 2014 

Ms. FOXX, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 

which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3136) to establish a demonstration program for competency-based education, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 

4984) to amend the loan counseling requirements under 

the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. 

1 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso2 lution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 

3 XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of 

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1 ation of the bill (H.R. 3136) to establish a demonstration 

2 program for competency-based education. The first read3 ing of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 

4 against consideration of the bill are waived. General de5 bate shall be confined to the bill and amendments specified 

6 in this section and shall not exceed one hour equally di7 vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

8 member of the Committee on Education and the Work9 force. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

10 amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the 

11 amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 

12 the Committee on Education and the Workforce now 

13 printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an 

14 original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five15 minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute 

16 consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-52. 

17 That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 

18 considered as read. All points of order against that amend19 ment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amend20 ment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute 

21 shall be in order except those printed in part A of the 

22 report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this reso23 lution. Each such amendment may be offered only in the 

24 order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Mem25 ber designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 

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1 shall be debatable for the time specified in the report 

2 equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 

3 opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 

4 not be subject to a demand for division of the question 

5 in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points 

6 of order against such amendments are waived. At the con7 clusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 

8 Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 

9 such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member 

10 may demand a separate vote in the House on any amend11 ment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 

12 or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made 

13 in order as original text. The previous question shall be 

14 considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto 

15 to final passage without intervening motion except one 

16 motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

17 SEC. 2. At any time after adoption of this resolution 

18 the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, 

19 declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 

20 Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration 

21 of the bill (H.R. 4984) to amend the loan counseling re22 quirements under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and 

23 for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be 

24 dispensed with. All points of order against consideration 

25 of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined 

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1 to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided 

2 and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 

3 of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. After 

4 general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 

5 under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment in 

6 the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee 

7 on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill, 

8 it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the 

9 purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an 

10 amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 

11 text of Rules Committee Print 113-53. That amendment 

12 in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. 

13 All points of order against that amendment in the nature 

14 of a substitute are waived. No amendment to that amend15 ment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except 

16 those printed in part B of the report of the Committee 

17 on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such amend18 ment may be offered only in the order printed in the re19 port, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 

20 report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 

21 the time specified in the report equally divided and con22 trolled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be 

23 subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a de24 mand for division of the question in the House or in the 

25 Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such 

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1 amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consider2 ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 

3 and report the bill to the House with such amendments 

4 as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a 

5 separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 

6 in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amend7 ment in the nature of a substitute made in order as origi8 nal text. The previous question shall be considered as or9 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

10 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

11 with or without instructions. 

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House Calendar No. 124 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 677 

[Report No. 113–546] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3136) 

Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. loan counseling requirements under the Higher sideration of the bill (H.R. 4984) to amend the petency-based education, and providing for conto establish a demonstration program for comJULY 22, 2014 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 

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